Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSporophila (Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches)
- SpeciesSporophila morelleti (Morelet's Seedeater)
Closest Relatives at Celestún Biosphere Reserve
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps
Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Mangrove Vireo
Vireo pallens
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Mangrove Swallow
Tachycineta albilinea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Morelet's Seedeater in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Morelet's Seedeater sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Morelet's Seedeater in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
August has the highest sighting rate for Morelet's Seedeater in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.